diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 2a26067f3..f61149fb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.22'
+          go-version: '1.23'
           check-latest: true
       - run: make rollout-operator
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.22'
+          go-version: '1.23'
           check-latest: true
       - run: make test
       - run: make test-boringcrypto
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.22'
+          go-version: '1.23'
           check-latest: true
       - run: make build-image
       - run: make integration
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.22'
+          go-version: '1.23'
           check-latest: true
       - run: make build-image-boringcrypto
       - run: make integration
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.22'
+          go-version: '1.23'
           check-latest: true
-      - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v4
+      - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
         with:
-          version: v1.56
+          version: v1.60.1
           args: --timeout=5m
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cad5b1d0e..63a035555 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   * `k8s.io/apimachinery` from `v0.30.0` to `v0.30.3`
   * `k8s.io/client-go` from `v0.30.0` to `v0.30.3`
   * `sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime` from `v0.18.1` to `v0.18.5`
+* [ENHANCEMENT] Update Go to `1.23`. #168
 
 ## v0.18.0
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 22a6a17d0..8a277965c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ARG BASEIMAGE
 
-FROM golang:1.22-bookworm AS build
+FROM golang:1.23-bookworm AS build
 
 ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 963688297..709aec321 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/grafana/rollout-operator
 
-go 1.22.4
-
-toolchain go1.22.6
+go 1.23.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/facette/natsort v0.0.0-20181210072756-2cd4dd1e2dcb
diff --git a/pkg/admission/prep_downscale.go b/pkg/admission/prep_downscale.go
index 9026f643d..c48882e76 100644
--- a/pkg/admission/prep_downscale.go
+++ b/pkg/admission/prep_downscale.go
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ func prepareDownscale(ctx context.Context, l log.Logger, ar v1.AdmissionReview,
 			msg := fmt.Sprintf("downscale of %s/%s in %s from %d to %d replicas is not allowed because statefulset %v was downscaled at %v and is labelled to wait %s between zone downscales",
 				ar.Request.Resource.Resource, ar.Request.Name, ar.Request.Namespace, *oldInfo.replicas, *newInfo.replicas, foundSts.name, foundSts.lastDownscaleTime, foundSts.waitTime)
 			level.Warn(logger).Log("msg", msg, "err", err)
+			//nolint:govet
 			return deny(msg)
 		}
 		foundSts, err = findStatefulSetWithNonUpdatedReplicas(ctx, api, ar.Request.Namespace, stsList, ar.Request.Name)
@@ -145,12 +146,14 @@ func prepareDownscale(ctx context.Context, l log.Logger, ar v1.AdmissionReview,
 			msg := fmt.Sprintf("downscale of %s/%s in %s from %d to %d replicas is not allowed because an error occurred while checking whether StatefulSets have non-updated replicas",
 				ar.Request.Resource.Resource, ar.Request.Name, ar.Request.Namespace, *oldInfo.replicas, *newInfo.replicas)
 			level.Warn(logger).Log("msg", msg, "err", err)
+			//nolint:govet
 			return deny(msg)
 		}
 		if foundSts != nil {
 			msg := fmt.Sprintf("downscale of %s/%s in %s from %d to %d replicas is not allowed because statefulset %v has %d non-updated replicas and %d non-ready replicas",
 				ar.Request.Resource.Resource, ar.Request.Name, ar.Request.Namespace, *oldInfo.replicas, *newInfo.replicas, foundSts.name, foundSts.nonUpdatedReplicas, foundSts.nonReadyReplicas)
 			level.Warn(logger).Log("msg", msg)
+			//nolint:govet
 			return deny(msg)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/admission/zone_tracker.go b/pkg/admission/zone_tracker.go
index 23f688e0e..aaaaf6d1f 100644
--- a/pkg/admission/zone_tracker.go
+++ b/pkg/admission/zone_tracker.go
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ func (zt *zoneTracker) prepareDownscale(ctx context.Context, l log.Logger, ar v1
 			msg := fmt.Sprintf("downscale of %s/%s in %s from %d to %d replicas is not allowed because statefulset %v was downscaled at %v and is labelled to wait %s between zone downscales",
 				ar.Request.Resource.Resource, ar.Request.Name, ar.Request.Namespace, *oldInfo.replicas, *newInfo.replicas, foundSts.name, foundSts.lastDownscaleTime, foundSts.waitTime)
 			level.Warn(logger).Log("msg", msg, "err", err)
+			//nolint:govet
 			return deny(msg)
 		}
 		foundSts, err = findStatefulSetWithNonUpdatedReplicas(ctx, api, ar.Request.Namespace, stsList, ar.Request.Name)
@@ -133,12 +134,14 @@ func (zt *zoneTracker) prepareDownscale(ctx context.Context, l log.Logger, ar v1
 			msg := fmt.Sprintf("downscale of %s/%s in %s from %d to %d replicas is not allowed because an error occurred while checking whether StatefulSets have non-updated replicas",
 				ar.Request.Resource.Resource, ar.Request.Name, ar.Request.Namespace, *oldInfo.replicas, *newInfo.replicas)
 			level.Warn(logger).Log("msg", msg, "err", err)
+			//nolint:govet
 			return deny(msg)
 		}
 		if foundSts != nil {
 			msg := fmt.Sprintf("downscale of %s/%s in %s from %d to %d replicas is not allowed because statefulset %v has %d non-updated replicas and %d non-ready replicas",
 				ar.Request.Resource.Resource, ar.Request.Name, ar.Request.Namespace, *oldInfo.replicas, *newInfo.replicas, foundSts.name, foundSts.nonUpdatedReplicas, foundSts.nonReadyReplicas)
 			level.Warn(logger).Log("msg", msg)
+			//nolint:govet
 			return deny(msg)
 		}
 	}